natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
volley (of fire); salvo; fusillade; simultaneous firing (of guns or artillery)
hegemony; leadership; initiative
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
fireball; bolide; fireball
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to flare up; to burst into flames
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
thunderous roar; roaring sound
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
(in) the air; midair; sky; (empty) space
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
power; might; authority; influence
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
considerably; greatly; a lot
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least